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Can You Trust People?

January 17, 2011

 

Interview with Stephen M.R.Covey, author of the book Smart Trust: Creating Prosperity, Energy, and Joy in a Low-Trust World

 

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Mike Carruthers:
We are probably less trusting of other people today than ever before.

 

Stephen M.R. Covey:
In a low trust world we tend to become more suspicious, more cynical, more distrusting because none of us want to get burned.
 
Stephen M.R. Covey

Your Personal Presence - Part 2

December 13, 2011

 

Interview with Kristi Hedges, author of the book The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Whether you’re speaking before a group or just mingling at an event or party it’s human nature to try to appear perfect to other people and yet…

 

Kristi Hedges:
Perfection is actually very annoying and it’s off-putting and it doesn’t connect people to you it disconnects people from you.
 
Kristi Hedges

How Businesses Succeed In Tough Times

December 8, 2011

 

Interview with Jim Collins, author of the book Great By Choice

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Some companies even in this economy are doing well, why is that?

 

Jim Collins:
Basically we found that you need 3 behaviors; fanatic discipline, empirical creativity, and productive paranoia.
 
Jim Collins

Are People Loyal To Brand Name Products?

November 25, 2011

 

Interview with John Gerzema, author of the book The Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Brand loyalty - people talk a lot about brands being critically important to the success of any business and yet…

 

John Gerzema:
What you're seeing is a much more frugal consumer who's making much more harsher decisions about which sorts of brands they're going to be loyal to and which brands they're going to purchase.
 
John Gerzema

Are You An Expert At Something?

November 22, 2011

 

Interview with Brendon Burchard, author of the book The Millionaire Messenger: Make a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Are you an expert at something?

 

Brendon Burchard:
Every single one of us has a life story or experiences or wisdom that we’ve gathered in our life (either from a personal life or professional life) that can actually help other people.
 
Brendon Burchard

How To Get Others To Help You

November 4, 2011

 

Interview with Liz Lynch, author of the book Smart Networking: Attract a Following In Person and Online

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you're looking for a job or looking to advance in your career it's important to know that people do want to help you.

 

Liz Lynch:
But you have to realize that what you ask for has to be in proportion to the relationship you have with somebody. So something that your best friend might go out of their way and walk over nails to do for you - someone you don't know as well may not be able to do that.
 
Liz Lynch

How To Be More Convincing

November 1, 2011

 

Interview with Dan Roam, author of the book Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don't Work

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When we’re talking with people socially or professionally our ideas and the stories we tell are simply a string of words.

 

Dan Roam:
The problem is that unless those ideas are really, really crystal clearly formed they’re just kind of like big fluffy clouds. We talk about this one for a moment and then it passes away and the next one comes along and we completely forget about the previous one.
 
Dan Roam

Strengthen Your Willpower - Part 2

October 26, 2011

 

Interview with John Tierney, author of the book Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you want to have strong self-control and willpower don’t ask too much of it.

 

John Tierney:
The people that have the best self-control are the people who have structured their lives so that they’re not exercising it all day long. They realize that it’s this finite resource that it gets depleted. 
 
John Tierney

Strengthen Your Willpower

October 25, 2011

 

Interview with John Tierney, author of the book Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

 

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Mike Carruthers:
How strong is your willpower? It’s definitely a question worth exploring.

 

John Tierney:
People will stronger willpower they do better in school and at work, they’re healthier and wealthier, they’re happier, their personal relationships are better, their children are more likely to thrive.
 
John Tierney

What Works Better Than Multi-Tasking

October 12, 2011

 

Interview with Jonathan Fields, author of the book Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance

 

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Mike Carruthers:
In the desire to get more done multi-tasking has become the norm.

 

Jonathan Fields:
What’s the old saying, “If you want to get something done give it to a busy person.” What the modern brain research shows us is that in fact multi-tasking is a complete myth – our brain doesn’t function that way.
 
Jonathan Fields


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